rumble
verb uk/ˈrʌm.bəl/ us/ˈrʌm.bəl/
(SOUND)
[ I ]发出隆隆声;发出辘辘声;发出低沉连续的响声
to make a continuous low sound
Please excuse my stomach rumbling - I haven't eaten all day. 不好意思,我肚子在咕咕叫——我一整天都没吃东西了。
Thunder rumbled in the distance. 雷声在远处隆隆作响。
Convoys of tanks rumbled (= moved while rumbling) through the city streets. 坦克车队隆隆驶过城市街道。
(DISCOVER)
[ T usually passive ] UK informal发现,察觉,看穿(某人的秘密或非法事情的真相)
to discover the true facts about someone or something secret and often illegal
His boss eventually rumbled him, and he was sacked. 他的老板最终看穿了他,把他解雇了。
(FIGHT)
[ I ] Australian English informal打架;打群架
to take part in a physical fight
Phrasal verb
rumble on (争议)持续了很久(没有被解决)
If something such as a disagreement rumbles on, it continues for a long time without being resolved.
The dispute rumbled on for months. 这场争执持续了好几个月。